Employment Opportunities
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
TAs pay approximately $11,500 annually and we prioritize graduate students for these positions—Masters students have two years of priority for placement; Doctoral students have four years of priority placement. The number of available positions is contingent on Faculty budget and overall student numbers.
GTA duties include the following:
- Marking assignments and exams
- Managing discussion periods
- Teaching tutorials and/or lectures under supervision of faculty
- Invigilation duties
- Academic assistance to students in office hours
- Estimated hours of work per term: 192
Eligibility:
- Must be a registered full-time student in a Master’s or PhD program at UBC Okanagan
- Must possess necessary educational qualifications
- Priority is given to graduate students in FCCS
Positions Available:
- CULT 100 and 200 level courses
- ENGL 100 and 200 level courses
- VISA 100 and 200 level courses
- CRWR 100 and 200 level courses
- ARTH 100 and 200 level courses
- THTR 100 and 200 level courses
- MDST 100 and 200 level courses
Salary:
- GTA I – $34.04 per hour
- GTA II – $32.79 per hour
Application deadline: April 30, 2020
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships
Undergraduate TAs are paid $17.07 per hour. To be eligible for a UTA position, students must be registered in a bachelor degree and enrolled full-time studies (minimum 24 credits) at UBCO. Preference is given to students who are majoring in an FCCS program.
UTA duties may include the following:
- Assist and supervise students during writing labs
- Assist with marking quizzes
- Attend selected class sessions
- Attend meetings with the instructor
- Invigilation duties during in-class and final exams
- Assist students using Canvas
- Meet with students during weekly office hours
- Communicate with students through email
- Assist with photocopying exams and other instructional materials, and in the preparation of study materials
- Engage in professional development activities
- Estimated hours of work: maximum 12 hours per week depending on workload.
Eligibility:
- Must be registered in a bachelor’s program at UBC Okanagan
- Must possess the necessary educational qualifications
- Preference is given to students who have a major in an FCCS program
Positions available:
- 5 positions for Spanish
Salary:
- $17.07 per hour
The number of available positions is contingent on Faculty budget and overall student numbers.
Application deadline: April 30,2020
Undergraduate Marker
Undergraduate Markers are paid $15.51 per hour. To be eligible for a Marker position, students must have declared a Major or Minor in the course which Marker duties will be assigned, and must have taken substantial amount of 300 level courses in assigned area (E.g. CULT, ENGL, SPAN, FREN). Students must have a GPA of 85% or above.
Marker duties may include the following:
- Attending lectures
- Marking exams, tests or assignments which require only objective marking
- Provide feedback to students as needed
Estimated hours of work: 6-12 per week
The number of available positions is contingent on Faculty budget and overall student numbers.
There are no current Marker positions.
Graduate Research Assistantships
RAs are employment opportunities for qualified students offered by faculty members with research grants and contracts. As a paid research assistant, graduate students assist their supervisor or other researchers in conducting high-level research, which often contributes to the student’s thesis or dissertation. RAs are not guaranteed because they follow the financial cycles of the supervisor’s external grants and contracts.
There are o current GRA positions available.
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